As a Sci-Fi fan I’ve been a huge fan of shows like Battlestar Galactica, The Expanse, Terminator: TSCC, Star Trek, etc. I keep hearing Babylon 5 is awesome.

I was too young at the time to watch the series when it was on. But then as an older teen/ young adult I decided to give it a try. Everything was so cringe it was hard to get through 3 episodes. IMO the whole vibe was “safe…” maybe even a bit corny–not the intense, exciting, politically-tense space opera that I was told it was.

So maybe the beginning episodes are just world-building? What do other people think?

  • Zorque@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I watched through the whole thing and… to be honest? I didn’t like it. The acting was generally poor, the plotlines were overwrought and for the most part had poor conclusions. There were definitely some interesting moments and character interactions, but for the most part it felt more like a fan fiction of science fiction rather than a science fiction show itself.

    • PlanetOfOrd@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Thank you for your honesty. 😆 I kinda had that reaction recently when I saw free Andromeda episodes on YouTube. Checked one out to see if it’s as good as I remembered and…hardly. 🤣