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Recbox for nowrunalong
Username: nowrunalong
Preferred Genres: comedy, rom-com, drama, fantasy/sci-fi, slice of life, mystery/detective, procedural
DNW Genres: violent/gory horror
Preferred Media Types: live action TV, movies, cartoons, comics, graphic novels
DNW Media Types: video games that take more than ~20 hours to play
General Likes: nuanced/morally grey female characters, women being heroes, women being villains, female friendships, romance of any gender configuration, slow burn, found families, comedy, feel-good stories, drama/conflict driven by characters, symbolism, outfits/costume design being a major part of the visual look of the series
General DNWs: torture porn, primary focus on abuse/rape stories, relentless angst/suspense/darkness
Fandom Preferences: femslash shipping potential!
Requests for Content Warnings: please warn for graphic violence, rape/non-con, child abuse, and death of bi/lesbian women
Examples of Media Enjoyed: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel & Faith comics, Lucifer TV, DC Extended Universe, Superman: the Animated Series (and the rest of the DCAU), Doctor Who, The Mandalorian, Lost Girl, Carmilla, She-Ra 2018, Legend of Korra, Scott Pilgrim (movie & graphic novels), Person of Interest, Elementary, Castle, The Mentalist, The Good Wife, Schitt's Creek, New Girl, Forever 2018, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Bob's Burgers, Much Ado About Nothing (every version I've seen!), The Raven Cycle, Tales From the Borderlands. If you want to see what movies I've watched, I have a list on letterboxd!
Examples of Media to Avoid: Torchwood/Class, extreme cringe humour like Curb Your Enthusiasm and the Office UK, fandom juggernauts like MCU (exception for Star Trek, feel free to rec individual shows!), soap-opera-type dramas (like Grey's Anatomy or Jane the Virgin), and the following sitcoms because I've already seen them: The Office, Parks and Rec, B99, Community, Seinfeld, Friends, One Day at a Time, Never Have I Ever, Scrubs, Silicon Valley, The Good Place.
Streaming Services I Can Access: Netflix, DC Universe, Amazon Prime, Disney+
Languages I'm Comfortable With: English, French, potentially other languages with accessible English subtitles
Preferred Genres: comedy, rom-com, drama, fantasy/sci-fi, slice of life, mystery/detective, procedural
DNW Genres: violent/gory horror
Preferred Media Types: live action TV, movies, cartoons, comics, graphic novels
DNW Media Types: video games that take more than ~20 hours to play
General Likes: nuanced/morally grey female characters, women being heroes, women being villains, female friendships, romance of any gender configuration, slow burn, found families, comedy, feel-good stories, drama/conflict driven by characters, symbolism, outfits/costume design being a major part of the visual look of the series
General DNWs: torture porn, primary focus on abuse/rape stories, relentless angst/suspense/darkness
Fandom Preferences: femslash shipping potential!
Requests for Content Warnings: please warn for graphic violence, rape/non-con, child abuse, and death of bi/lesbian women
Examples of Media Enjoyed: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel & Faith comics, Lucifer TV, DC Extended Universe, Superman: the Animated Series (and the rest of the DCAU), Doctor Who, The Mandalorian, Lost Girl, Carmilla, She-Ra 2018, Legend of Korra, Scott Pilgrim (movie & graphic novels), Person of Interest, Elementary, Castle, The Mentalist, The Good Wife, Schitt's Creek, New Girl, Forever 2018, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Bob's Burgers, Much Ado About Nothing (every version I've seen!), The Raven Cycle, Tales From the Borderlands. If you want to see what movies I've watched, I have a list on letterboxd!
Examples of Media to Avoid: Torchwood/Class, extreme cringe humour like Curb Your Enthusiasm and the Office UK, fandom juggernauts like MCU (exception for Star Trek, feel free to rec individual shows!), soap-opera-type dramas (like Grey's Anatomy or Jane the Virgin), and the following sitcoms because I've already seen them: The Office, Parks and Rec, B99, Community, Seinfeld, Friends, One Day at a Time, Never Have I Ever, Scrubs, Silicon Valley, The Good Place.
Streaming Services I Can Access: Netflix, DC Universe, Amazon Prime, Disney+
Languages I'm Comfortable With: English, French, potentially other languages with accessible English subtitles
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!!