@avclub-4eb106ed7fc7d5a86ea2fec777c98256:disqus @drdarke:disqus : It was at the Thanksgiving 1994 NYC convention. David prefaced his assessment by admitting that his work within the Star Trek universe constituted some of his own greatest successes, and that he'd met his wife at a Trek convention. All very…

@avclub-4eb106ed7fc7d5a86ea2fec777c98256:disqus @drdarke:disqus : It was at the Thanksgiving 1994 NYC convention. David prefaced his assessment by admitting that his work within the Star Trek universe constituted some of his own greatest successes, and that he'd met his wife at a Trek convention. All very…

@avclub-a5bb864b0adfb50ee375467ab6c98d47:disqus : That's the kind of thing I think to myself all the time (I suspect we have the same keychain, and similar Internet-commenting habits), but would never say out loud, because it makes absolutely no sense. Unless you're really more into collecting, and your Firefly swag…

@avclub-a5bb864b0adfb50ee375467ab6c98d47:disqus : That's the kind of thing I think to myself all the time (I suspect we have the same keychain, and similar Internet-commenting habits), but would never say out loud, because it makes absolutely no sense. Unless you're really more into collecting, and your Firefly swag…

@avclub-438f54f8c5a3a6f58ce5a69d37294fe9:disqus : of course, of course. But this is the inaugural entry for B5 itself. There's glory in this, dammit!

@avclub-438f54f8c5a3a6f58ce5a69d37294fe9:disqus : of course, of course. But this is the inaugural entry for B5 itself. There's glory in this, dammit!

Can I just say, for the record, how proud I am to be the first asshole to bring up the old "DS9 vs. B5" argument?

Can I just say, for the record, how proud I am to be the first asshole to bring up the old "DS9 vs. B5" argument?

Haven't watched the show in ages (except for an episode or two when I was dead drunk, a few months ago), but I always loved the theme song. I also liked Enterprise's, at least at first.

Haven't watched the show in ages (except for an episode or two when I was dead drunk, a few months ago), but I always loved the theme song. I also liked Enterprise's, at least at first.

Oh, man…I've really been into DS9 lately. If I end up enjoying B5 half as much, I'll be thrilled.

Oh, man…I've really been into DS9 lately. If I end up enjoying B5 half as much, I'll be thrilled.

Ivanova was naked once, in a magazine.

Ivanova was naked once, in a magazine.

Yes — the Real Ghostbusters. That, and the fact that Xander on Buffy was apparently enough of a fan to have collected B5 commemorative plates (see season 5), were the reasons I finally gave this show a real chance.

Yes — the Real Ghostbusters. That, and the fact that Xander on Buffy was apparently enough of a fan to have collected B5 commemorative plates (see season 5), were the reasons I finally gave this show a real chance.

Only thing I really liked about the B5 episodes I've seen: there are machine guns mounted on the exterior of the station. All those sequences look horrible now, since, as I understand it, there were some odd compromises made with the widescreen filming (B5 was widescreen before most shows), but still: machine guns, on…

Only thing I really liked about the B5 episodes I've seen: there are machine guns mounted on the exterior of the station. All those sequences look horrible now, since, as I understand it, there were some odd compromises made with the widescreen filming (B5 was widescreen before most shows), but still: machine guns, on…

Just going by the first season: everything of any importance gets repeated a hundred times. For a "smart" show, it certainly seemed to think very little of its audience.

Just going by the first season: everything of any importance gets repeated a hundred times. For a "smart" show, it certainly seemed to think very little of its audience.