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Rewatching Babylon 5

Rewatching Babylon 5

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May 01, 2025
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Babylon 5 is a mostly forgotten bit of television sci-fi content that had a successful five year run in the 1990's. It was an early attempt at long form narrative television and a deliberate attempt to improve television science fiction. The creator and producer of the series thought television science fiction failed due to a lack of long-term planning and the habit of letting the budget get away from the producers.

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