B5 was great.
Also, it was pitched before DS9 came out. I believe JMS has briefly talked about it and how he feels DS9 borrowed from his potch to Warner Brothers.
Gag.....
What was good about it? Where was the space travel. A bunch of diplomats and their intrigues. Yes there was some space travel...a minor amount. But really. So you have revisionist history between B5 and DS9....big deal, ds9 was the second worse ST just above Voyager which, except for Jeri Ryan was unwatchable ( and she did cause Obama to be elected so she is on my $h!tlist too).
I tried numerous times to watch B5. Never got through more than 20 minutes. Boring and poorly written.