He he, Joe. Well put. I actually must confess that I did see a little bit of B5 early on in its first run, but didn't like it upon first viewing. I did finally come back to it, and really kicked myself for not watching and taping it every week. Once I got into the momentum of the series, I was hooked for life.
I can’t say I “hate” any episode of B5. When I hear people complaining about episodes, I can see their points. But no B5 episode (or Crusade ep for that matter) ever made me groan. And many of the less enchanting eps, as you point out, still have important and interesting side-stories. (Or whatever the secondary or even tertiary storylines are called.)
I admit I won’t judge any JMS project by the first few episodes only ever again. Although, it sounds like he wants to make more of an immediate “bang” with “Rangers”, I’ll wait for a bit if I don’t like what I see immediately. JMS has proven to me that, despite any initial concerns/criticisms I might have, he has a bigger picture in mind!
I just wasn’t USED TO THAT from television! I couldn’t imagine it, I suppose.
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"I do not believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense,
reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use."-- Galileo
