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.
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.