I am genuinely delighted to be recced Babylon 5! It's one of those shows I've heard mentioned many times over, but in a way that never quite explained what it was about (I osmosed that it was in space and perhaps comparable to Star Trek, but that was all!), and having previously heard that it was kind of slow-going - well, I hadn't ever leapt to investigate it on my own.
I love that you've pitched this the way you did, because a carefully crafted narrative with expertly-employed foreshadowing is something that absolutely love. I had no idea it was written in this manner - you have my attention! :D
There is a canonical f/f relationship and at least one of them is bi, but I honestly can't remember about the other. Considering when it was made, the relationship surprisingly does not end in the usual inevitable death, but, fair warning, the relationship does end messily, though through no real fault of either of them.
Canon f/f that doesn't die! In the 90s? Yay!! I often quite enjoy relationships ending messily if it's not a black-and-white "character B sucks; character A deserves better" narrative, so this is fortunately more intriguing than off-putting for me as well. :D
I'm glad for your notes about the exposition in season 1! That is the type of thing that can put me off if I'm starting a canon blindly and have no reason to believe it will become less clunky-feeling - knowing that the characters are worth it is all I need to hear to make me want to see it through!
If you can find a source to watch this, please, please do so. It really does look like it hits a lot of your hot buttons, right down to the costume/outfit design specs. Multiple alien species makes for some stunning looks! And again, I say, OMG, THE SHIPS!
I also don't see it streaming anywhere, but I did just locate another source. I've been meaning to watch DS9, but I might just have to give Babylon 5 a shot first, now. Thank you so much for this rec, and for the release & chronological viewing orders, too! This is so helpful. I really appreciate it!!
Re: Reccing Babylon 5
I love that you've pitched this the way you did, because a carefully crafted narrative with expertly-employed foreshadowing is something that absolutely love. I had no idea it was written in this manner - you have my attention! :D
There is a canonical f/f relationship and at least one of them is bi, but I honestly can't remember about the other. Considering when it was made, the relationship surprisingly does not end in the usual inevitable death, but, fair warning, the relationship does end messily, though through no real fault of either of them.
Canon f/f that doesn't die! In the 90s? Yay!! I often quite enjoy relationships ending messily if it's not a black-and-white "character B sucks; character A deserves better" narrative, so this is fortunately more intriguing than off-putting for me as well. :D
I'm glad for your notes about the exposition in season 1! That is the type of thing that can put me off if I'm starting a canon blindly and have no reason to believe it will become less clunky-feeling - knowing that the characters are worth it is all I need to hear to make me want to see it through!
If you can find a source to watch this, please, please do so. It really does look like it hits a lot of your hot buttons, right down to the costume/outfit design specs. Multiple alien species makes for some stunning looks! And again, I say, OMG, THE SHIPS!
I also don't see it streaming anywhere, but I did just locate another source. I've been meaning to watch DS9, but I might just have to give Babylon 5 a shot first, now. Thank you so much for this rec, and for the release & chronological viewing orders, too! This is so helpful. I really appreciate it!!