There was a definite improvement in the sets and visual effects in Season 2.  The effects started to look less like a video game, especially when ships exploded.  By Season 3, the effects were really well done, and damn near movie quality by Season 4.  I started rewatching the series once these reviews began, and it's…

The fact that the parents killed the kid can't be stressed enough in terms of groundbreaking TV at that time.  I watched this series from the beginning, and at the time it was broadcast I was still on the fence about whether I was going to continue watching it or just write B5 off as a low-rent ripoff of Deep Space…

The fact that the parents killed the kid can't be stressed enough in terms of groundbreaking TV at that time.  I watched this series from the beginning, and at the time it was broadcast I was still on the fence about whether I was going to continue watching it or just write B5 off as a low-rent ripoff of Deep Space…

Fair enough; that's more understandable.  Although I still question how much of a choice it really would have presented even if the villagers hadn't gone all fanatical on him and River.  As you pointed out, he resented the way they were brought there, and he was way too much of a snob to be able to stay. It also…

Fair enough; that's more understandable.  Although I still question how much of a choice it really would have presented even if the villagers hadn't gone all fanatical on him and River.  As you pointed out, he resented the way they were brought there, and he was way too much of a snob to be able to stay. It also…

They haven't mentioned how the war started yet, but they have mentioned the Battle of the Line several times, and this was the first episode where they attempted to show it.  The problem was that the show's limited effects budget worked against it in this episode.  Without spoiling anything, I can tell you that the…

They haven't mentioned how the war started yet, but they have mentioned the Battle of the Line several times, and this was the first episode where they attempted to show it.  The problem was that the show's limited effects budget worked against it in this episode.  Without spoiling anything, I can tell you that the…

Gotta disagree with part of the review here.  The religious zealotry aspect of this episode didn't seem unrealistic to me at all.  Our history is full of atrocities committed in the name of twisted interpretations of religion, whether it was burning women for being witches centuries ago or stoning them in modern times…

Gotta disagree with part of the review here.  The religious zealotry aspect of this episode didn't seem unrealistic to me at all.  Our history is full of atrocities committed in the name of twisted interpretations of religion, whether it was burning women for being witches centuries ago or stoning them in modern times…

He absolutely had to go back for them.  I didn't get why that was being questioned in the review either.  What he did was the only thing that would have been in character for him.  This episode was about family, whether they're blood relations, a village, or just a close-knit group of people living on a ship.  The…

He absolutely had to go back for them.  I didn't get why that was being questioned in the review either.  What he did was the only thing that would have been in character for him.  This episode was about family, whether they're blood relations, a village, or just a close-knit group of people living on a ship.  The…

@TheTuckPendletonMachine:disqus - Keep a civil tongue in your head when discussing the uncontested awesomeness of Joss Whedon's choreography!

@TheTuckPendletonMachine:disqus - Keep a civil tongue in your head when discussing the uncontested awesomeness of Joss Whedon's choreography!

I enjoyed "A View from the Gallery" mainly because I always like seeing a familiar story turned on its ear and shown from a different perspective.  "Lower Decks" is a good example of this, but I'll take that sort of thing in any form of media.  I'm a big fan of the Jeeves/Wooster stories, and one of my favorites is…

I enjoyed "A View from the Gallery" mainly because I always like seeing a familiar story turned on its ear and shown from a different perspective.  "Lower Decks" is a good example of this, but I'll take that sort of thing in any form of media.  I'm a big fan of the Jeeves/Wooster stories, and one of my favorites is…

If you've never seen "Gray 17 is Missing," then brace yourself.  That's a painful one to watch because in its own way, it's not as bad as "Infection," which can at least be tolerated by mixing yourself a stiff drink or two to numb yourself through the overall pain of that episode.  Unfortunately, you can't get away…

If you've never seen "Gray 17 is Missing," then brace yourself.  That's a painful one to watch because in its own way, it's not as bad as "Infection," which can at least be tolerated by mixing yourself a stiff drink or two to numb yourself through the overall pain of that episode.  Unfortunately, you can't get away…

You're right. Gray 17's Marcus subplot was what saved that episode from the "Worst ever" list, because its "monster loose on the station" plot was so bad it made "Infection" look like the original "Alien" movie by comparison.

You're right. Gray 17's Marcus subplot was what saved that episode from the "Worst ever" list, because its "monster loose on the station" plot was so bad it made "Infection" look like the original "Alien" movie by comparison.

It probably also had a lot to do with the fact that the first four Babylon stations either blew up or vanished without a trace. If you're a member of the EarthGov security force, that's not going to be much of an incentive when it's time to decide where you're going to put in for your next transfer. More likely that…