
A successful change from Trek and Wars...and itself

Way back in the day, just like all other people interested in "thoughtful science fiction", there were only two successful series, Star Trek and Star Wars. To be blunt, especially now, there still is. But in the nighties, one series split the other two in the middle and actually showed that there was still thoughtful scifi to be made out there. That show was Babylon Five.
B5 had it problems though, mainly in the beginning. Many series, good or bad started off slow any a bit corny. B5 was no different. In fact, the acting was a bit awful(and I won't go into the S/Fx. But as its first season continued, it did get a bit better. In fact, it got very interesting. A mystery started on the show and it pulled me in, wanting to watch more. To my joy when season two opened they mad some changes, the biggest was one I wouldn't complain one bit about. The main guy was switched with a far better actor, one that took the cheesiness of the show out and brought a deeper edge to it. That edge brings me, finally, to the reason I bought the show. It actually was good. So, borrowing from another series, it was only logical to collect something that I did enjoy.
The problem I had with it actually isn't the show, but the quality of the box set. The first season's box case insert(the case that actually housed the DVD s) ripped with the first flip of the WAY too stiff pages. I had to resort to some unattractive repairs to keep it intact. Season two has the same problem, but I did learn from that mistake. No duct tape this time.
So, even though the series was good, especially in season two, the casing is lousy and really should have been thought through before releasing. Buy it, but be careful with it. Not for rough-housing or houses with clumsy kids.
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