Most complex sci fi story arc ever (Babylon 5)

Member Name: Tyler Durden

Product:	Babylon 5
Date:	25/10/00 (26 review reads)
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Advantages: Most involving sci fi

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Without a doubt Babylon 5 is one of the best Sci fi shows to hit our screens over the last few years. It beats all of the Star Trek attempts into a cocked hat. Basically B5 tells the 5 year story of a space station (Babylon 5 itself) and its involvement in a war between the Shadows ( an evil alien race) and the Vorlons (a not so evil race) that threatens the galaxy itself. While not the most original story, it is handled wonderfully with conversations in one episode having implications in another episode further down the story arc. It really is like War & Peace in space, it covers most conditions of the human condition such as love, hatred, honour , spiritually, death, and friendship. It was shot over 100 episodes and 3 feature length films (4 if you include the first episode). I really can't recommend this highly enough.

Note : A follow up series (Crusade) was written and aired on TV, but wasn't given a chance to get going (it was axed after its first series)

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