Babylon 5 is a great example. They changed captains not because that was intended, but because the buy who played Sinclair ended up having the charisma of a bologna sandwich on camera. So yes - even in the best of series premises change, plans are altered, minds are changed over the course of several years. Maybe Babylon 5 responded to those changed premises better, maybe not.
I think the criticisms you have raised barely rise above the level of nitpicking (except the whole “Cylons can plug into computers”, which was stupid then and remains stupid now). The points in the show which are contradictory are by and large minor.
Not to mention that you’ve been factually wrong with some of your other criticisms, leading me to believe that you rather enjoy finding fault with the program. Which is cool - you’re not alone in that.
If true, this was a real-world concern that forced the change. What real-world concern, I wonder, forced them to make Tigh a Cylon (which makes no sense) and Tory a Cylon (which is just stupid and random)?
Ratings. A stunt. "They'll never see that coming!" Right? But this is precisely what my complaint is.
So yes - even in the best of series premises change, plans are altered, minds are changed over the course of several years.
This is still just the 'everyone does it' defense. Yes ok all pieces of art are created by humans and thus are imperfect (etc etc), we've established that already. This doesn't mean we're not allowed to make distinctions and judgments among them.
Not to mention that you’ve been factually wrong with some of your other criticisms, leading me to believe that you rather enjoy finding fault with the program.
Maybe. But the thing is, I LOVED the show the first two seasons. I have no reason to 'enjoy finding fault' with it. What you're hearing is disappointment more than anything else. Best,