B5, B7, DS9

[altariel]

I've been devouring the season 2 Babylon 5 DVDs and hugely enjoying them. Several things have struck me in the watching. I'm amazed at how little Sheridan is annoying me this time round - actually, let's be more precise: I still want to smack his smug smirking face, but I think Boxleitner is doing a great performance.

I can never remember the names of episodes of B5, but I did have a faint recollection when I put the DVD in that The Coming of Shadows was one I was going to enjoy and I was completely right - so far my favourite episode, one of those moments when everything swings in an entirely new and shocking direction. All my G'Kar love is coming back, not least in The Coming of Shadows, but particularly in Acts of Sacrifice whre he is stabbed to get next to nothing from Earth and the Minbari.

It has also been brought home to me repeatedly just what a good performance Richard Biggs put in, and how very sad his early death was.

We watched 'Aftermath' and 'Powerplay' last night. I really do love both these episodes, and to see them all shiny and nice is such a treat. The scene with the two Federation soldiers at the start of 'Aftermath' is smashing ("We're out of the war now... Urk!"). In fact, I think the episode would have been better if it had been them rather than Servalan brought back to Mellanby's base. Question: what do people think 'Section Leader' equates to? Sergeant? Corporal? And why does the Federation put its troopers in rustling nylon? Unstealthy.

In discussion of B5 with Mr A., he said that he found the end of B5 a cop-out. His preference would have been for everything to have ended, as promised, "in fire", with everyone and everything destroyed - and then a closing shot of a green shoot on the Narn homeworld. I agree - much cooler. Other finales? I would have liked DS9 to end with a shot of Benny Russell at the typewriter, typing "The End". The end of B7 is, of course, perfection. What will Doctor Who deliver tonight...? *gnaws knuckles and checks the time*

Comments

[copracat]

And why does the Federation put its troopers in rustling nylon?

No sound in space, of course.

(sorry, sorry, sorry *g*)

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Hee! :-D

[fifitrix.livejournal.com]

And why does the Federation put its troopers in rustling nylon? Unstealthy.

Hilarious! and completely true. Luckily on reproduction most sensible troopers have gone for the cotton based jumpsuit as a starting point which is far more stealthy not to mention less like a sauna!

I always assumed that is was because Servalan liked her troopers to be shiny.

[executrix.livejournal.com]

Question: what do people think 'Section Leader' equates to? Sergeant? Corporal? And why does the Federation put its troopers in rustling nylon? Unstealthy.

1. Sergeant. Like Mal.
2. If they can't have one kind of teddy they'll have another.

[glitterboy1.livejournal.com]

checks the time

Funny you should say that. I'd just that minute done exactly the same thing. I feel as though I should do something special. Perhaps just make sure that I have plenty of chocolate to hand.

[hafren.livejournal.com]

I hear Bernie Ecclestone paid a mint for live broadcasting rights on the qualifiers for this week's GP, only to find them running against the last ep of Who.... oh dear; how sad; never mind.

[dberry.livejournal.com]

What will

Doctor Who deliver tonight...?If the spoilers from the BAFTA showing on Wednesday are to be believed, it sounds bloody brilliant. :-D

[manna]

His preference would have been for everything to have ended, as promised, "in fire"

I'd always thought that the point was that the Vorlon were just as much full of bullshit as the Shadows -- neither are true prophets, only manipulators, and once the younger races have seen the tentacles behind the curtain they get to make their own future.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

*checks time*

*hops around*

*puts on more B5*

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I am simply gutted for him.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I feel like I should do something special, but it's too hot to move.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I always assumed that is was because Servalan liked her troopers to be shiny.

And who could resist?

[glitterboy1.livejournal.com]

It is. I'm worried that my chocolate might melt. And that really *would* be bad.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

That's true; tho' I think I'd like to see the Vorlons go up in the flames of a gotterdammerung which they were only pretending to predict.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

My new box of chocs is safely in the fridge. Not ideal, but better than the buttercream going off again :-(

[manna]

I just really liked the whole 'spanked and sent to their room' concept. I don't think they deserved a dramatic exit.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

"Oi! Kosh! No!"

[crossbow1.livejournal.com]

I liked the season 4 ending of B5. The 5th season was a big letdown.

The DS9 finale: Well, I really could have done without the Miles/Julian love song montage.

Dr. Who: Well, everyone on my FLIST is raving about the last episode, so I guess it was good. I'm only up to episode 8, though, so I'm not reading their ravings. (One of my friends here in the States is downloading it and lending me the CDs, so I get it with a really distorted picture and the sound is out of sync, but I still love it!)

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I think Klegg is a sergeant, but what about Forress?

[executrix.livejournal.com]

Forress: good question, but I don't have an answer.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I thought S4 of B5 had some weak bits, like the Minbari civil war, but the Earth storyline was very well done and satisfying. Entirely agree about season 5.

Hope you catch up with 'Who' soon. I've tried to be mindful about spoilers, although I only realized that icons could be spoilers over the weekend...