Babylon 5 wants a word out back. And Farscape is waiting to surprise them both

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I watched like 2.5 seasons of sg1 a few months ago and i gave up waiting for it to get good. It definitely had redeeming moments and even episodes but by and large i found it pretty mediocre.

I watch Star Wars for spaceships and laser sword fights.

I watch Star Trek for courtroom episodes.

(Although Andor is one of the best political dramas out there and must-see TV.)

Star Wars is an action/adventure/drama series that happens to be in space (they called it “space opera” for good reason).

Star Trek is a science fiction series, at least until Fuller/Kurtzman (where it strayed more to action/adventure). You kind of have to bisect Star Trek into pre and post Roddenberry/Berman.

I think it's a dumb debate personally.

Seriously.

Babylon 5 is obviously the better one.

These comparisons feel like people trying to compare Michael Jordan and Babe Ruth and asking which was the better athlete.

Even though it's pure fan service, I loved the 3rd season of Picard

My one exception is pre-Disney Mandolorians. Nothing is sexier than freefalling from orbit on the back of a 6 legged robot dragon with nothing but your platemail and a vague goal of scaring the shit out of locals.

My knowledge of Star Wars is almost entirely pre-Disney, but I am completely lost here. What is that describing?

the federation not using it's tech to the fullest.

Funny you say that, since the Federation arguably doesn't.

Just look at warp drives, for example. A galaxy-class can go from reverse to full forward in a third of a millisecond. Smaller, newer ships like the Intrepid, of the Sovereign, would be both faster and even more agile.

Federation starships should be zooming about the battlefield like dragonflies instead of slowly flying around each other like star wars ships. Though it makes some sense why they won't, since the viewers would have a fit about it being unrealistic.

You'd enjoy the opening to Starship Troopers.

The rest of the book is neonationalist garbage but the openinging sequence is good. And the likely inspiration for the drop you described.

Science Fiction v. Space Fantasy

Post TNG and Voyager, they've been fairly blah with a handful of decent standout episodes.

Lower decks! Lower decks! Lower decks!

The Expanse has ruined my enjoyment of most space sci-fi shows. It was too good

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Whoops!

Strange new worlds is amazing and reclaims that established spirit.

Storm trooper still misses, but red shirt dies of heart attack. Or they dodge, slip on a replicated banana and hit their head on the Conn and die, while sending the enterprise on a spin near a black hole. Now Chewbacca has to charm nurse Chappel or the Kryptonians will take advantage and board the ship.

Take that AI, this is human made slop. You're not better than me.

It's like the toast with jam and a cat. The fabric of existence itself will be in danger.