Some of us might know Joseph Michael Straczynski through his work on Babylon 5. Some of us came to know him through his time on the Spider-Man and Superman comic book lines. Some might have found Joe by browsing on Netflix and finding Sense8. Some of us might even know him primarily through his always amusing and often insightful Twitter feed.
Well, unless you’ve read this book, you don’t know Joe. Continue reading ““Becoming Superman” by J. Michael Straczynski”
Twenty years later, what is the legacy of Babylon 5?
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Babylon 5 was ahead of its times, in both good ways and bad.
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Despite some issues with pacing, Babylon 5 remains one of the most complex stories ever told on television .
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More fan service than story.
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Some resolution for hanging plot threads and the characters, but was it necessary?
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Some excellent material in the beginning and end, but the middle of this season feels anticlimactic.
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The Shadow War intensifies and Babylon 5 goes through exciting changes, but the characters still feel underdeveloped.
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Excellent continuation of the Narn-Centauri conflict is undermined by weak standalone episodes and limited character growth. *** SPOILER ALERT: DO NOT READ UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED WATCHING SEASON 2*** Continue reading ““Babylon 5” (Season 2)”
Babylon 5 is set over 200 years in the future. The space station Babylon 5 serves as a sort of futuristic United Nations, a place for alien races to settle disputes peacefully. The station is run by Earth Force Commander Jeffrey Sinclair. In the first few episodes, we learn that humans and Minbari had fought a war 10 years earlier, and that the two other superpowers, the Narns and Centauri, have a history of bloody conflict.
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