[Tijeras_Slim]

I think it was that they realized a coherent long term storyline was a winner, because B5 was real competition.

[allmendream]

Yes, a shame that the best Star Trek of the last 20 years was a blatant rip off of Babylon 5.

“Hey - I got this great series with a longterm storyline about interstellar war, while also being episodic - about a space station not a ship - with a Captain with some mystical connections.” JMS

“Sorry not interested”

“Hey they got this great show called Babylon 5 on another network!”

“OK, I imagine a Star Trek show with a longterm storyline about interstellar war, while also being episodic; about a space station not a ship - with a Captain with mystical connections.

RIPOFF!!! But Michael Dorn was good in it - and the shapeshifter guy who never seemed to shapeshift.

[allmendream]

Yes, a shame that the best Star Trek of the last 20 years was a blatant rip off of Babylon 5.

“Hey - I got this great series with a longterm storyline about interstellar war, while also being episodic - about a space station not a ship - with a Captain with some mystical connections.” JMS

“Sorry not interested”

“Hey they got this great show called Babylon 5 on another network!”

“OK, I imagine a Star Trek show with a longterm storyline about interstellar war, while also being episodic; about a space station not a ship - with a Captain with mystical connections.

RIPOFF!!! But Michael Dorn was good in it - and the shapeshifter guy who never seemed to shapeshift.