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DRoseDARs

(6,810 posts)
4. Babylon 5, one of the smartest scifi series to ever air.
Fri Dec 8, 2017, 06:31 PM
Dec 2017

Grittier that Star Trek and delved deeper into similar moral and ethical themes.

JHB

(37,160 posts)
10. I think Amazon has it on streaming service...
Fri Dec 8, 2017, 09:28 PM
Dec 2017

...I can't quite place that scene, but it looks like it took place early in the series (1st season, I think). That scene is almost unfair to G'Kar's character, considering the path the story took him over the 4-5 seasons of the series. But it does show where he started off at.

Don't let some 1st season "teething" put you off.



On edit: Yes, Amazon has it:

https://www.amazon.com/Babylon-5-Season-1/dp/B000I5SYHS

TrollBuster9090

(5,954 posts)
11. Yes, that scene was actually from the pilot movie. I thought the pilot movie was fantastic, and was
Sat Dec 9, 2017, 01:02 AM
Dec 2017

...was a little disappointed that they didn't use the same shooting style when they started filming the series. The pilot movie used the faux newsreel style. Sort of like the remake of Battlestar Galactica (Galactica 2003) did.

TrollBuster9090

(5,954 posts)
5. Almost! It's Babylon 5, with the alien being played by the late Andreas Katsulas.
Fri Dec 8, 2017, 06:33 PM
Dec 2017

Althought, Katsulas was a regular guest star in Star Trek. He played Tomalak, one of the Romulan villains. (Is my geekiness showing?)

This is Katsulas in Star Trek. He also played the one armed man in the Harrison Ford version of The Fugitive.



Here he is without makeup!




 

DRoseDARs

(6,810 posts)
2. God I miss Babylon 5. RIP Andreas Katsulas (G'Kar)
Fri Dec 8, 2017, 06:28 PM
Dec 2017

And so many others of the cast.


Edit: Tallman is still with us, my bad and that's good.

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