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[ruuger]

Just quickly droppin by for a little status post now that we've been doing this for a month. We've had some wonderful discussion so far, and far more comments for the first few episodes than I expected.

I do notice, though, that our non-spoilered watchers have been curiously absent these first few weeks... ;)

And don't forget to check back on the old discussion posts even after a new episode is posted - some people are only catching up, so there have been new comments posted even after the 'official' weeks. It's perfectly ok - encouraged even - to continue the discussion in the old posts (just remember the spoiler rules in the non-spoilery posts), so don't worry if you are behind on watching the episodes.

Also, I keep forgetting to mention this, but if you're in United States, you can actually watch the first two seasons of B5 online free (and perfectly legally!) at Hulu.

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[strangerian.livejournal.com]

Have finally got my DVDs straightened out and am re-watching B5 for the first time in several years. It's amazing what details and continuity the early episodes have, even though The Gathering was a lot more stilted than I recall. At the time non-SF critics generally bashed *anything* with space travel elements, so I was sure they were wrong. Even with some difficult moments, it set up the universe and the multi-strand plot style which continues through the whole show. Right from the start, you see doubled characters -- Takashima to Ivanova, Kyle to Franklin, and Lyta to Talia Winters. This was clearly part of JMS' strategy for dealing with such a long epic in uncertain production circumstances, but over the series it heightened the mythic resonance enormously.

I hope to catch up with the viewing soon!