At 6pm, one evening in the 90's I meandered home from whatever I was doing, retreated up into my bedroom with my dinner. Flicking through the channels, I stumbled across an episode of a highly charged political science fiction programme, the episode was "Midnight on the Firing Line." The programme was Babylon 5. I bumped into the 1st season opener purely by accident.
I really enjoyed it, and made sure I tuned in avidly every week. Every so often along the way, something struck me and made me want to remain completely enamoured of the series. And the Sky Full of Stars really caught me because of the subtle references to C.S. Lewis's Silver Chair (not sure if they were intentional, but they probably were.) Further along the road and Signs and Portents convinced me that there was something very special about this show and I should hold onto it with both hands tightly clenched.
By the time we reached Babylon Squared, that was it, there was no turning back. I was enchanted by the character's, writing and drama.
The cruiser that did the ramming in Severed Dreams was the Churchill by the way. Unusual name for an Omega as most of them seem to be named after Greek legends/heroes.
