Issues with your account? Bug us in the Discord!
Proper Age to Appreciate B5
Entil'Zha
I see famous people
in Zocalo v2.0
I'm trying to decide if its the right time to expose the little one to B5, I dont want to expose her to it too soon, or she may be too young and not appreicate it.
or, i could jsut be looking for a good excuse to watch the whole series over again.. but i wuold like her to see it, lol
or, i could jsut be looking for a good excuse to watch the whole series over again.. but i wuold like her to see it, lol
Comments
[B]you mean thats not normal? and Ive got my son cleaning out our ppg range. [/B][/QUOTE]
Make sure you take target practice while he is doing this, as it will enhance agility, improve stamina, and build proper work ethic.
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Entil'Zha [/i]
[B]I'm trying to decide if its the right time to expose the little one to B5, I dont want to expose her to it too soon, or she may be too young and not appreicate it.
or, i could jsut be looking for a good excuse to watch the whole series over again.. but i wuold like her to see it, lol [/B][/QUOTE]
You REALLY want her to become a geek like the rest of us here? scary....
:D
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Mundane [/i]
[B]You REALLY want her to become a geek like the rest of us here? scary....
:D [/B][/QUOTE]
oh its much too late for that, she already is a geek!
her sister (the runaway) was already way into Sci-Fi by 7, maybe i shouldnt have let her watch Alien so young though... oh well.
:)
[B]I'd recommend not trying to explain too many of the deeper points. I've at least found myself trying to talk halfway through a sci-fi show to explain things and noticed how annoying it can be :D [/B][/QUOTE]People refuse to watch TV with me for this very reason. :D
Entil'Zha: A more serious response: I would say there's no reason you can't start at 6, 7 or 8, especially if she's interested. But consider doing it at a rate of one episode a week (certainly no more than one a day :)).
However, if you haven't seen seasons 2-5, season 1 is excellent. After I got the DVDs and was able to go back and watch all the seasons, having not seen them in years, season one left me astounded at how good it was - and this was even knowing that better stuff was coming. The thing is, once you know the later seasons, season 1 just isn't anywhere near as good. But frankly, season one would have been a great show even without the promise of what was coming. The political intreague and infighting was wonderfully played, and yet not overdone. The mystery was built, but not punctured. The stage was set for what was coming in the next 3 years, but they were just etheral hints that left you grasping for the next seasons. The way JMS pulled off the masterful art of the first season is lost to those that have seen the later seasons, but it's there, clearly shining for those that have never seen the show before.
--RC
[B]The big problem I've found seems to be getting past season 1. Having just done so with friends, it's proven to be really painful at times. The only thing that kept us going was the promise of better stuff. to come. I'm wondering if maybe there's a way to condense S1 in such a way as to half/quarter it, making it easier to swallow and still getting the viewer into the show. I know that the time spent on S1 really turned off at least two of these friends, but showing one In The Beginning was motivation enough to get through it. [/B][/QUOTE]
Essential episodes to watch: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 13, 17 onwards, the rest are optional :)
[B]Well, after seeing seasons 2-5, season 1 looks poor.
However, if you haven't seen seasons 2-5, season 1 is excellent. After I got the DVDs and was able to go back and watch all the seasons, having not seen them in years, season one left me astounded at how good it was - and this was even knowing that better stuff was coming. The thing is, once you know the later seasons, season 1 just isn't anywhere near as good. But frankly, season one would have been a great show even without the promise of what was coming. The political intreague and infighting was wonderfully played, and yet not overdone. The mystery was built, but not punctured. The stage was set for what was coming in the next 3 years, but they were just etheral hints that left you grasping for the next seasons. The way JMS pulled off the masterful art of the first season is lost to those that have seen the later seasons, but it's there, clearly shining for those that have never seen the show before.
--RC [/B][/QUOTE]
Even with the relative quality taken into account, I thought S1 was weak. It spent all of its time developing the characters, or just plain trying to, but never actually doing much of anything. The end result is a turned-off viewer base. on top of this, many of the plots and twists were rather predictable, as evidenced by two friends who predicted each and every turn, yet having never seen a single episode of the show before.
It just didn't work well. The characters were nice, but it took so long for any of them to get into anything that it was more aggrivating than anything else. I personally cannot wait until we hit season 3 (We're currently mid-S2), but only time will tell how the show stands up in the eyes of the younger races.
Also, with shows like Farscape, Firefly, etc...I just don't see enough reason to believe anymore that a show's first season can forsake quality for character development. However, class begins now. I vanish.
[B]Essential episodes to watch: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 13, 17 onwards, the rest are optional :) [/B][/QUOTE]
Not quite:
[b]Important story thread shows:[/b]
1: Intro to the show
2: Setai introduction - important knowledge for all future episodes
3: Adira intro - important for S4 with Refa
4: Intro to Organic Technology and Interplanetary Expedition (IPX), though otherwise not needed
6: Major plot episode: [u]First Ones[/u]; [u]Psi Corps[/u] intro; Backplot on Clark/Santiago
7: Major development of backplot of Earth anti-alien influence - important for Season 3 breakaway.
8: Major plot episode: Battle of the Line and continued development of Setai Delenn
11: Major development of backplot of Clark/Santiago + connection to anti-alien groups (ep 7).
13: Major plot episode - [u]Shadows arrive[/u]
18/19: Major plot episode - [u]Epsilon 3[/u]
20: Major plot episode - [u]Babylon 4[/u]
21: Minor plot episode - healing device (end of season 4 reappearance)
22: Major plot episode - too much to list!
[b]Just plain good episodes unrelated to the story thread[/b]
5, 9, 12, 17
[b]Episodes that can be skipped becuase they don't build the show much:[/b]
10, 14, 15, 16
[B]Right when they get out of the womb, B5 should be playing on the TV in front of them! [/B][/QUOTE]
Umm, i'm sorry to have to say this, but when my wife was going into labor..... DS9 was on the TV in the room, i can even tell you the episode (its the one where DR Bashir meets all the insane genetically enginered people from "the institute")
I still have no idea to this day if that show was B5 or not. It feels like it. But I just can't picture it. But naturally, it wasn't until Thirdspace was on TV that really got me interested in B5. Back then, I was just a kid, and all I liked was space battles. I'd never seen anything so exciting as Thirdspace. Yeah, I know - Ugh? I also watched Crusade on C4, somehow not even knowing it was related to B5 at the time. Ofcourse, it wasn't until a fair bit later with the DVD releases that I got into the series. But, that's how it is when your a kid. Stuff like B5 wasn't as easy to get into. What, don't you remember, or are you another London Mollari "I was never a child"? So, an impressionable age to watch B5 is... Well... Maybe about 14 at least? Anything younger would seem stupid.
When B5 finally ended I went totally insane.:shadow1: :shadow1: :shadow1: :shadow1: :shadow1: :shadow1: :shadow1: :shadow1: :shadow1: :shadow1:
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Entil'Zha [/i]
[B]Umm, i'm sorry to have to say this, but when my wife was going into labor..... DS9 was on the TV in the room, i can even tell you the episode (its the one where DR Bashir meets all the insane genetically enginered people from "the institute") [/B][/QUOTE]
That's OK. DS9 is good too.
But, if I'd have watched something like Babylon 5, Farscape or the new BSG when I was a kid, it's not that I wouldn't have enjoyed it. THAT is not the point. It's that I wouldn't have appreciated it as much at the time. There are certain things, levels of understanding, emotional barriers that only exist when you grow up. When your 15, things you watched when you were 12 seem different. When your 20, things you watched when you were 15, again, seemed diffierent. Every year, you think you've got it all worked out... But then, you find out your wrong.
Heck, I think I even made my grotchety (sp?) grandmother a better person after showing her B5. ;)
I'm surprised you even got her to watch B5. I couldn't see any of my grand parents (or even my parents) watching B5.
I had been watching the original Star Trek for awhile before that but B5 was very much like a game I had been obsessing over (Frontier Elite 2) so I really got into it.
Worf