I don’t know what DS9’s secret sauce is because I’ve tried to get into Babylon 5 a few times and it never hooks me. I don’t think it can be just the cultural cache of Star Trek, but it’s something.
Don’t get me wrong man, I binge star trek routinely. I’m currently hopping between DS9 and Voyager.
B5 just hits harder in a different way. It elicits an emotional response with the finale that tops even the most soul crushing anime like Your lie in April and Angel Beats. It has tons of parallels to today’s world and the story goes well beyond a bite sized episode.
It’s got it’s flaws. There are plenty of episodes that are rough patches especially in S1, and S5 can be very meh, but for it’s time it’s a marvel. In a world of sitcoms and one offs it delivered a story with tons of plots that go beyond just a two part episode. It’s a show that feels way more modern in good ways despite the low resolution and relatively small budget.
Like any show though, it’s not for everyone. It never got the mass appeal that star trek attained, but it feels like a much more realistic future than star trek will ever be unfortunately.
If we were only 4 episodes into DS9’s original airing, people would be losing their minds complaining about how terrible of a show it is. The first season was terrible.
Compared to TNG’s first season, it was prestige T. V. (O. K., maybe not that good; but I had no problem watching it without having to try again, later).
Star Trek Deep Space Nine 2, of course.
I want episodic sci-fi plots with an ensemble cast and minimal, yet still present, slow burn character growth and world building.
I want a show that in one episode is willing to say the entirety of American culture is wantonly racist and the next be about playing baseball in VR
Come on, you were so close when you almost said Babylon 5.
I don’t know what DS9’s secret sauce is because I’ve tried to get into Babylon 5 a few times and it never hooks me. I don’t think it can be just the cultural cache of Star Trek, but it’s something.
Don’t get me wrong man, I binge star trek routinely. I’m currently hopping between DS9 and Voyager.
B5 just hits harder in a different way. It elicits an emotional response with the finale that tops even the most soul crushing anime like Your lie in April and Angel Beats. It has tons of parallels to today’s world and the story goes well beyond a bite sized episode.
It’s got it’s flaws. There are plenty of episodes that are rough patches especially in S1, and S5 can be very meh, but for it’s time it’s a marvel. In a world of sitcoms and one offs it delivered a story with tons of plots that go beyond just a two part episode. It’s a show that feels way more modern in good ways despite the low resolution and relatively small budget.
Like any show though, it’s not for everyone. It never got the mass appeal that star trek attained, but it feels like a much more realistic future than star trek will ever be unfortunately.
I just want garrick back tbh, and quark. Those two completely stole the show.
If we were only 4 episodes into DS9’s original airing, people would be losing their minds complaining about how terrible of a show it is. The first season was terrible.
That is a phenomenal point
Compared to TNG’s first season, it was prestige T. V. (O. K., maybe not that good; but I had no problem watching it without having to try again, later).