I believe I've entered a new realm of fandom geekery. I'm not sure how many people have created or are interested in reading a blog of thoughts inspired by a first-time viewing of a decade-old TV show, but if you're here, hopefully you're one of those people.
Babylon 5 is a progressively addictive show. The first season is somewhat hit-and-miss; there are some great episodes, some average episodes, and a few ho-hum episodes. But there are hints throughout the first season of something special developing. By the time I finished this season, I was hooked--I had to know how the Narn-Centauri war would go, I was shocked by the presidential assasination, and I was worried about the growth of some hidden evil in the Earth government and in a new mysterious race. The second season builds upon all these stories, raising the tension and the addictiveness of the show.
It's interesting how the series will create a status quo for a time, and then completely change it. Most of the first season is pretty much one status quo until the season finale. Then another status quo changes midway through the second season as the Narn world falls. It changes again at least once at the end of the season. In season three, which I'm watching now, it seems the status quo changes every other episode; little is certain anymore. Naturally, this makes the show all the more addicting, since it's hard to guess what's going to happen next.
I'm currently watching Babylon 5 on my own. The upside to this is that I can watch episodes whenever I want to, without waiting for another person to be around. The downside is that I don't get to talk about the show with someone while watching it. Of course, Nick (who's been lending me the series a season at a time) and I gab about Bab 5 whenever we hang out, but lately that's only been every other week or so. I wanted another outlet. Thus cometh this blog.
Now, if you're still reading, here's what you should and shouldn't expect from this blog. Please don't expect me to post with great regularity. I have trouble enough doing that on my normal blog. On the other hand, since I'll be very informal with what I write here, I might be inspired to write something everytime I watch the show. We'll have to see. Also, while I'll try to keep my posts interesting and understandable, I won't promise that they'll always be deep, insightful, or entirely useful. This is a place for me to spill out thoughts after watching whatever episode I'm on. Hopefully you'll be entertained by my musings, squeels of glee, and/or moans of lamentation. Welcome, fellow ranger. This should be fun. ;-)
And now I'll close with the one regular feature I hope to make a part of all upcoming posts:
Quote of the Day:
"'Zog?' What do you mean 'zog?' Zog what? Zog yes? Zog no?"
--Susan Ivanova
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3 comments:
Hello, Tim! I'll be a faithful reader here. :-) The wonderful thing about Babylon 5 is that it starts so many thoughts rolling. I've even dreamed of doing a class on it. (Wouldn't that be cool?) Have you finished season 3?
Nick
P.S. Great quote.
Babylon 5 is a great show, and also a show that made a lot of the current stuff on TV today possible. It's also interesting to realize that it did more in one and half seasons than Star Trek has basically done in the last twenty years. And with a far, far smaller budget, too.
If you like Babylon 5, you should definitely check out the new Battlestar Galactica if you haven't already.
Nick: I've heard Huntington University had a class on The X-Files once, so I can totally see doing a class on Bab 5. I would be one of the first to sign up. :-)
Mateo: I've heard enough good stuff about Battlestar Galactica that I'm going to have to give it a try sometime. I'm not sure when or how, but it's certainly on my "to-see" list.
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