I have the series on DVD but I’ve never seriously cracked it, only seen a few episodes. Was wondering what people here think, is it as good as the internet often says it is? I know it was an inspiration for one of my favorite franchises (Mass Effect) and The Orville had a cute reference to it by making its main actor the president of the Planetary Union, but that’s the extent of my B5 knowledge. So anyway, should I binge the series?

  • StillPaisleyCat@startrek.websiteEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Nah, it looked video gamey and cheesy even then. Season four was better, but the main station model never kept up l.

    I just didn’t think the resolution was there to make completely CGI models believable.

    • ShranTheWaterPoloFan@startrek.websiteEnglish
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      1 year ago

      For sure it looks fake as can be, but compared to video games (of the time) it was amazing.Look at some screenshots of MechWarrior 2 or Descent and compare to B5.

      At the time B5 had some of the better CGI, it’s just that amazing CGI in 1993 was awful.