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Started by OJsDad, June 23, 2018, 07:34:41 PM

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JasonPratt

 Or Garibaldi.

Or... really, everyone contributes, and sacrifices for the various wins. It's a fine ensemble piece. (Despite most of the pieces jumping ship before the series even gets going. ;) )
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OJsDad

About half way through season 4.  The story arc was really good.

What is depressing is how many of the main actors are now dead;

Michael O'Hare    --  Cmd Sinclair

Richard Biggs     --   Dr Stephen Franklin

Stephen Furst     --  Vir

Andreas Katsulas --  G'Kar

Jerry Doyle         --  Michael Garibaldi

Jeff Conway        --  Zack Allen
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JasonPratt

So, as promised, did you figure out who the assassin/saboteur was waaaay back in The Gathering?

The answer isn't strictly important anymore, and nothing specific ever comes of it. But aside from fans making analytical guesses (with some deduction), and JMS in his internet commentaries confirming the correct guess, the show itself actually shows who it is -- but you'd have to have DVD level clarity and freeze-frame to see it.

Hint one, where the movie straight up shows you, if you can manage to look closely enough:
[spoiler]When the assassin bypasses an identicard slot to access a set of quarters, the screen near the slot briefly shows the assassin's identity.[/spoiler]


And the straight answer:
[spoiler]It was the original 2IC, Laurel Takashima, replaced at the start of the proper series by Ivanova, whose character was always slated to take over from Takashima after she's outed as an enemy agent. You may not even remember her by now.  ::) But the show never properly explains who the assassin / saboteur was. It sort of handwaves in the direction of Talia, who took over part of Takashima's plotted story. Incidentally, the reason Talia left the show was because her actress had actually fallen in love with Garibaldi's actor, and they had gotten married in 1995, but the relationship soured and was headed for an eventual divorce. So she couldn't bear to work on the show anymore. Takashima's actress just had other jobs to do, since it took too long to go from the pilot movie to the series.[/spoiler]
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Dawn of Armageddon -- narrative AAR for Dawn of War: Soulstorm: Ultimate Apocalypse
Survive Harder! -- Two season narrative AAR, an Amazon Blood Bowl career.
PanzOrc Corpz Generals -- Fantasy Wars narrative AAR, half a combined campaign.
Khazâd du-bekâr! -- narrative dwarf AAR for LotR BfME2 RotWK campaign.
RobO Q Campaign Generator -- archived classic CMBB/CMAK tool!

steve58

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Destraex

Quote from: steve58 on October 06, 2021, 04:43:41 PM
So there is a "reboot" of Babylon 5 in the works?

Heard about this. Nice idea. Hope it works out. Not sure it will be any good after they screw with it. Look what they did with Star Trek Discovery.
"They only asked the Light Brigade to do it once"

GDS_Starfury

the other side of the coin is what was done with BSG.   :bd:
Toonces - Don't ask me, I just close my eyes and take it.

Gus - I use sweatpants with flannel shorts to soak up my crotch sweat.

Banzai Cat - There is no "partial credit" in grammar. Like anal sex. It's either in, or it's not.

Mirth - We learned long ago that they key isn't to outrun Star, it's to outrun Gus.

Martok - I don't know if it's possible to have an "anti-boner"...but I now have one.

Gus - Celery is vile and has no reason to exist. Like underwear on Star.


Destraex

Yep and I suppose bsg did well with the new series. I loved that.
But it's against the odds I have to say. Many reboots have not done well.
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Sir Slash

^ This. I'd give my left nut for a really great Sy Fy series on TV again.
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SirAndrewD

Quote from: Sir Slash on October 07, 2021, 09:22:23 AM
^ This. I'd give my left nut for a really great Sy Fy series on TV again.

Check out the Expanse. 

It scratches the itch.
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Gusington

Also try Altered Carbon if you're feeling even more frisky.


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I liked season 1 of Altered Carbon (liked the first half better than the second) but couldn't get through season 2.
Kinda like BSG.  Seasons 1 and 2 were fantastic.  3 and 4 were...not good.


Gusington

^You almost broke character there for a second. Almost!


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Silent Disapproval Robot

It was a close one but bitterness, spite, and negativity won out in the end so all is right in the world.

Gusington

Well I personally feel much better than I did an hour ago so thank you  :dreamer:


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