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Re-watching Babylon 5

Discussion in 'Sensorium' started by Chas, Mar 27, 2008.

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    I know Tal is a Babylon 5 fan and I hope there are some others here to give advice.

    I plan on re-watching the entire Babylon 5 series including movies as soon as I complete the whole collection. I missed some episodes during the original run and I never did watch season 5 except for the first couple episodes. I never watched any of the movies that were made after the series ended.

    I found a recommended watching order on:
    http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/countries/master/eplist.html
    that includes the movies intermixed with the series.

    **** Caution Spoilers ***** (not really, but jut in case)



    In the original series, it was no secret that there was an Earth-Minbari war earlier. I think it even said this during the opening credits. The movie "In The Beginning" is about the war but was made after the series ended. I have never seen this one yet. It is in the list as the first one to watch. During the series they make references to the war and sloooowly leak information about what happened.

    So my question is: Do you think watching the movie "In The Beginning" first is a good idea or not? Are there spoilers by watching the movie that will ruin the suspense within the series about the war? Those who have watched the whole series know what I am talking about. I have seen most of the episodes that mention the war anyway so there will be little suspense in re-watching. But I think I will still enjoy the hints that leak out and do not want that ruined if the movie tells too much.
     
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    In the Beginning mainly uses bits that were shown in season 4, and puts them all together to form a story, with some talk by Londo in the middle. It's best to watch, probably, at the middle to end of season 4. But as you know what happens, you can watch it first, I tend to. I watch right before I watch the pilot, The Gathering.
     
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    I'd watch it after The Gathering (just because Gathering is somewhat painful to watch after any later B5 stuff), but it doesn't make much difference. Lurker's is the definitive site for B5 information; I've gone through mostly everything in the order that they list and it was right on target.
     
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