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Fabien Aldric
Caldari
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Posted - 2008.08.04 06:35:00 -
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I've recently acquired 100GB worth of every Babylon 5 movie, episode and spinoff ever aired. I'm very interested in the series, but I have no idea in what order to watch it all. I dread checking the wiki/imdb in fear of spoilers. The seasons and episodes are numbered, so that makes sense, but what about the movies and spinoffs? Could any other scifi geeks here help me out with this? Of course, any spoilers earn you an honorary spot on my against the wall when I take over - list.
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Fabien Aldric
Caldari
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Posted - 2008.08.04 06:35:00 -
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I've recently acquired 100GB worth of every Babylon 5 movie, episode and spinoff ever aired. I'm very interested in the series, but I have no idea in what order to watch it all. I dread checking the wiki/imdb in fear of spoilers. The seasons and episodes are numbered, so that makes sense, but what about the movies and spinoffs? Could any other scifi geeks here help me out with this? Of course, any spoilers earn you an honorary spot on my against the wall when I take over - list.
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Ulcious
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Posted - 2008.08.04 06:53:00 -
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Well,
As the films were all made after the series, imo its better to start with the pilot first episode
Kind like a mini tv film.
Then Series
1-5
Then any film
Notes : Membari war film one is the best of the films,
The spin off series are a bit meh meh, but still alrite as its B5.
Sadly your going to have to endure the poor cgi for the first few series but i hear they are redoing it all for the stevie-blu-ray version.
Hope that helps,
Enjoy alot of fleet fights (without the lag)
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Rawr Cristina
Caldari
Omerta Syndicate
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Posted - 2008.08.04 07:36:00 -
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I saw the "In the Beginning" movie ages ago on TV, that was fairly good for someone like me who's seen like none of the series IMO.
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Mangala Solaris
Caldari
Ma'adim Logistics
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Posted - 2008.08.04 08:14:00 -
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Edited by: Mangala Solaris on 04/08/2008 08:19:43
HUGE B5 Fan here (Except Lost Tales, it doesnt have Gkar...), heres the watch order as I do them when I go through it all:
The Gathering
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4 (to Episode 5)
Thirsdpace
Season 4 (from Episode 6)
In the Beginning - Historical angle, yet shows what is to come in Season 5 (Best place for it imo, as it provides series spoilers for alot of whats gone before as well as a glimpse into Season 5);
Season 5 (upto & including Episode 21)
River of Souls
The Legend of the Rangers
A Call to Arms
Crusade
Season 5 Episode 22 Sleeping in Light
Season 5 is very hit or miss, but done as I suggest above, it become easier to follow and has all possible gaps filled :)
Hope this helps.
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Fabien Aldric
Caldari
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Posted - 2008.08.04 09:20:00 -
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What about the "Crusade" spinoff series?
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Tobias Sjodin
Ore Mongers
Black Hand.
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Posted - 2008.08.04 09:28:00 -
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 Originally by: Fabien Aldric
What about the "Crusade" spinoff series?
Avoid it at all costs.
Black Hand.
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Rana Ash
Minmatar
Gradient
Electus Matari
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Posted - 2008.08.04 09:30:00 -
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/me is suddenly struck by an urge to get B5 stuff*
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Bigeasy
Caldari
Ad Astra Vexillum
Hydra Alliance
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Posted - 2008.08.04 10:39:00 -
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B5 is awesome, just be prepared though. Even Star Trek fans will call you a nerd.
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ReaperOfSly
Gallente
Lyrus Associates
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2008.08.04 11:59:00 -
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Originally by: Bigeasy
B5 is awesome, just be prepared though. Even Star Trek fans will call you a nerd.
At least B5 has a plot. With Star Trek, they just push the reset button at the beginning of each episode, and nothing that happens is referred to later on. Boring.
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Fabien Aldric
Caldari
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Posted - 2008.08.04 12:16:00 -
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Originally by: Bigeasy
B5 is awesome, just be prepared though. Even Star Trek fans will call you a nerd.
No problem here, I'm asocial. The only place of significant personal contact is the university I study at, which is pretty much a nerd/geek only place. 
Also, I consider Star Trek to be a space opera, not sci-fi.
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Benedictus Setaro
Gallente
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Posted - 2008.08.04 12:20:00 -
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Originally by: ReaperOfSly
Originally by: Bigeasy
B5 is awesome, just be prepared though. Even Star Trek fans will call you a nerd.
At least B5 has a plot. With Star Trek, they just push the reset button at the beginning of each episode, and nothing that happens is referred to later on. Boring.
Except Deep Space 9. As long as you avoid the handfull of terrible filler episodes (Babylon 5 even had a few), DS9, specially from Season 4 onwards is awesome. Plus Ron. D. Moore wrote a ton of episodes.
Oh and never, ever, for any reason, watch Crusade.
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Fabien Aldric
Caldari
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Posted - 2008.08.04 12:30:00 -
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Edited by: Fabien Aldric on 04/08/2008 12:30:36
Originally by: Benedictus Setaro
Originally by: ReaperOfSly
Originally by: Bigeasy
B5 is awesome, just be prepared though. Even Star Trek fans will call you a nerd.
At least B5 has a plot. With Star Trek, they just push the reset button at the beginning of each episode, and nothing that happens is referred to later on. Boring.
Except Deep Space 9. As long as you avoid the handfull of terrible filler episodes (Babylon 5 even had a few), DS9, specially from Season 4 onwards is awesome. Plus Ron. D. Moore wrote a ton of episodes.
Oh and never, ever, for any reason, watch Crusade.
You will not discuss Star Trek in the context of a comparison with a serious sci-fi show.
Star Trek is a space opera that has little to nothing to do with actual science - it has atmospheric-like flight in space battle scenes, automagical FTL-travel with a downright ridiculous handvawium-unobtainium explanation, battleships that look more like deluxe cruise ships on the inside, OMG LAZERS (but no, we'll call them phasers because that's totally different and not as cliche), the ship systems violate just about every rule of thermodynamics and orbital mechanics, all vessels move at the speed of plot, etc...
I resent, I RAGE at shows/movies being filed under sci-fi just because they're set in space.
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Wendat Huron
Stellar Solutions
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Posted - 2008.08.04 14:29:00 -
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What listed are standalone movies?
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ReaperOfSly
Gallente
Lyrus Associates
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2008.08.04 15:21:00 -
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Originally by: Benedictus Setaro
Originally by: ReaperOfSly
Originally by: Bigeasy
B5 is awesome, just be prepared though. Even Star Trek fans will call you a nerd.
At least B5 has a plot. With Star Trek, they just push the reset button at the beginning of each episode, and nothing that happens is referred to later on. Boring.
Except Deep Space 9. As long as you avoid the handfull of terrible filler episodes (Babylon 5 even had a few), DS9, specially from Season 4 onwards is awesome. Plus Ron. D. Moore wrote a ton of episodes.
Oh and never, ever, for any reason, watch Crusade.
Yes, well I suspect the concept for DS9 was rather heavily influenced by B5.
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Mangala Solaris
Caldari
Ma'adim Logistics
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Posted - 2008.08.04 16:00:00 -
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Originally by: Wendat Huron
What listed are standalone movies?
These:
The Gathering
Thirsdpace
In the Beginning
River of Souls
The Legend of the Rangers
A Call to Arms
All the movies for B5 are stand-alone pretty much, but as with anything related to such awesomeness they are better when taken in context.
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Danton Marcellus
Nebula Rasa Holdings
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Posted - 2008.08.04 16:25:00 -
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Originally by: Tobias Sjodin
Originally by: Fabien Aldric
What about the "Crusade" spinoff series?
Avoid it at all costs.
It still had Star Treks number.
Should/would/could have, HAVE you chav!
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Adyriana
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Posted - 2008.08.04 17:15:00 -
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Edited by: Adyriana on 04/08/2008 17:16:11
Well first I would say you start up with the movie "The Gathering" (The makeup and stage scenes will be a lot better later on), it covers some basic understandings about some things. Then you watch the 5 seasons. The other five movies you can watch after you've completed watching the series, since they don't add anything important to the storyline.
When you've done that, you can watch Crusade, which I personally don't recommend. The spin off can be looked as trying to mercilessly beat a retired person in the hopes that he will do something really fancy. But it doesn't.
Same goes for The Lost Tales. Sure it's really pretty and dramatic, but it doesn't add anything special to the storyline. Just another beat-up by the creators to check if something moves.
B5 is, atleast for me, in the category where you watch the entire series once. If you try to watch it more times you just ruins everything for yourself. But it really is a very good serie. The last episode in season 1 is probably the most dramatic episode. So much action, so little time...
Anyways enjoy it. I know I did ^^
EDIT: The Minbari shouldn't f***ing whine what he did to their flagship. It was a war dammit!
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Davina Braben
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Posted - 2008.08.04 18:15:00 -
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In The Beginning wasn't bad as the standalone stuff goes.
The rest though were generally balls. Crusade was ****ing horrendous.
The TV show was the thing and then only if you can cope with the cheesy acting and whatnot.
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Nigel Sheldon
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Posted - 2008.08.04 19:27:00 -
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Babylon 5 was our last best hope for a decent sci fi tv show.....it didn't fail!
Be warned however...try not to skip season one, the acting in places is awful but there are some really key plot points to be had.
Season 5 isn't as bad as people make out, it is still very good science fiction, BUT after the brutal non stop ride that is halfway through season 2 all the way to the end of season 4 it is a bit of a slow down, which in my opinon was good...sure Lockley isn't the best captain, but still some of the episodes in season 5 are still extrememly key and are not to be missed...look out for some brilliant speechs as well....
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Mangala Solaris
Caldari
Ma'adim Logistics
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Posted - 2008.08.04 19:41:00 -
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Edited by: Mangala Solaris on 04/08/2008 19:40:43
Originally by: Nigel Sheldon
look out for some brilliant speechs as well....
Anything by Gkar & Londo imo, with some S4 Sheridan/Deleen chucked in too :D
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Adyriana
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Posted - 2008.08.04 20:55:00 -
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Originally by: Mangala Solaris
Edited by: Mangala Solaris on 04/08/2008 19:40:43
Originally by: Nigel Sheldon
look out for some brilliant speechs as well....
Anything by Gkar & Londo imo, with some S4 Sheridan/Deleen chucked in too :D
Everytime Gkar and Londo opens their mouth pure gold poors out of it. Though they're only shadows compared to Kosh 
Sheridan: "Could you help me to understand you?"
Kosh: "Can you help me to understand you?"
Sheridan: "Well I can try  . Is that what you want? In exchange of information? I tell something about me and you, you tell me something about you?"
Kosh: ".... .... No. You do not understand. Go."
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Trind2222
Amarr
The Red Ring
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Posted - 2008.08.04 21:00:00 -
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A Call to Arms
Crusade only one have not seen 
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hired goon
Infinite Improbability Inc
Mostly Harmless
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Posted - 2008.08.05 01:10:00 -
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Originally by: Mangala Solaris
Edited by: Mangala Solaris on 04/08/2008 08:19:43
HUGE B5 Fan here (Except Lost Tales, it doesnt have Gkar...), heres the watch order as I do them when I go through it all:
The Gathering
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4 (to Episode 5)
Thirsdpace
Season 4 (from Episode 6)
In the Beginning - Historical angle, yet shows what is to come in Season 5 (Best place for it imo, as it provides series spoilers for alot of whats gone before as well as a glimpse into Season 5);
Season 5 (upto & including Episode 21)
River of Souls
The Legend of the Rangers
A Call to Arms
Crusade
Season 5 Episode 22 Sleeping in Light
This is the correct order. I'm not so sure about watching s5 ep22 right at the end though... even though time-line wise it's set there... would it 'work'? Actually I think it would, yeah. DO IT!
And does anyone know about those really really recent bab5 releases? Came out in like 2007 - I heard they were bad, but haven't seen any - anyone here seen them?
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EnslaverOfMinmatar
Yarsk Hunters
DeaDSpace Coalition
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Posted - 2008.08.05 01:26:00 -
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DO NOT watch Crusade, River of Souls and the Legend of the Rangers. Especially the latter.
Anyway when I watched the series for the 1st time, I watched it from season 2.5 to the end and half of the stuff was a mystery to me.
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Nigel Sheldon
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Posted - 2008.08.05 08:01:00 -
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nullAnd does anyone know about those really really recent bab5 releases? Came out in like 2007 - I heard they were bad, but haven't seen any - anyone here seen them?[/url]
Yep they were called the Lost Tales, was a couple of stories set on B5, one involved Lochley and a guy being possessed, and the other had Sheridan who might have to kill the future emperor of the Centurai.
Both were pretty poor in my opinon, but was good to return to the world of B5.
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Qui Shon
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Posted - 2008.08.05 10:38:00 -
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Originally by: Mangala Solaris
Edited by: Mangala Solaris on 04/08/2008 08:19:43
HUGE B5 Fan here (Except Lost Tales, it doesnt have Gkar...), heres the watch order as I do them when I go through it all:
The Gathering
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4 (to Episode 5)
Thirsdpace
Season 4 (from Episode 6)
In the Beginning - Historical angle, yet shows what is to come in Season 5 (Best place for it imo, as it provides series spoilers for alot of whats gone before as well as a glimpse into Season 5);
Season 5 (upto & including Episode 21)
River of Souls
The Legend of the Rangers
A Call to Arms
Crusade
Season 5 Episode 22 Sleeping in Light
Season 5 is very hit or miss, but done as I suggest above, it become easier to follow and has all possible gaps filled :)
Hope this helps.
Hey thanks, good to have them listed like this. Gonna give it another go soon I think.
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